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Durham. Cobbled roads, cosy pubs & where the Northern Saints sleep. This pocket city is unmissable. The approach across the rooftops of the town, offers one of the greatest views from a railway carriage anywhere on the planet. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

A 15 minute dash through County Durham's own Monument Valley. From Ancient Greece to the Angel of the North, to the seven bridges of the Tyne and the world's biggest coal staiths. Another snippet from my new book 'On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman'. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

Newcastle: A bar advertises itself as 'probably the greatest station bar in the world', an unamused Queen Victoria looks on. Victoria used to draw her carriage curtains she passed through Newcastle. The mass of industry were too much for her gaze. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

The day the Flying Scotsman was derailed by striking miners in Northumberland. The tale of a dramatic day as told in my new book 'On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman'. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

The tracks of the Flying Scotsman race along the Northumbrian coast. Childhood tales of a lost branch line and one of Britain's least used stations. More teasers from my book 'On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman'. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

A border skirmish at Berwick. The town's castle wasn't conquered by vast armies, the North British Railway that smashed castle walls. The station platforms are built directly over the castle. Another teaser from 'On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman'. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

Over the border, past a dreamy Scottish castle (and a cement works & a nuclear power station). We dip our toes into the North Sea at Sunny Dunny (Dunbar to the uninitiated), before we being the approach to Edinburgh, the fabled Athens of the North. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

The only railway station in the world to be named after a novel? We complete our journey On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman at Edinburgh Waverley. The Balmoral Hotel overlooks the station, its clock 3 mins fast to allow passengers to catch their trains. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

Nice one David Pendleton - very quick delivery. Look forward to reading this.

In my hometown of Bradford, leading a University of Leeds day school on a walk around the people of North Parade.

The first ever Pullman car service in Britain ran from Bradford Forster Square to London St Pancras. Today’s Forster Sq is a shadow of its former self, but trains to the capital still depart from its platforms.

Long defunct Foords Cricket Club at Filey. Some impressive names on the honours board, which is still in situ at the pub. #Filey #Yorkshire #cricket

Funky Kingston, as Toots and the Maytals sang about a Kingston that might not be KT1 … but it’s hotter here.

We came as tourists, we left smitten. #Wimbledon

Annual Malton meander with race horse owner Ilkley Dave …

Cricket on Holiday? As the first day of the famed Scarborough Cricket Festival gets underway, we take a look back at the early history of cricket on the Yorkshire Coast. Scarborough CC Filey C.C open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…

The famous Scarborough Cricket Festival Scarborough CC

The last day of the Scarborough cricket festival, so a repost of my history of early cricket in the Yorkshire coast. open.substack.com/pub/davidpendl…